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Whakapapa skifield trail map, 2010

The Whakapapa skifield is located on the north-west slopes of Mt Ruapehu. At 1,050 hectares it is the largest skifield in New Zealand. The number of trails vary between seasons – this map, published in 2010, shows 67.

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Source: Ruapehu Alpine Lifts

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Kerryn Pollock, King Country places – National Park, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/34818/whakapapa-skifield-trail-map-2010 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 6 December 2011, updated 1 March 2015.